The Newspapers Handbook is the first comprehensive guide to the job of the newspaper reporter. It offers advice on a range of different types of newspaper writing, looks at how newspapers cover events and shows how reporting styles can differ in mainstream and non-mainstream newspapers. In this edit
The Newspapers Handbook (Media Practice)
β Scribed by Richard Keeble
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 310
- Edition
- 4
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Fully revised and updated, The Newspapers Handbook remains the essential guide to working as a newspaper journalist. It examines the ever-changing, everyday skills of newspaper reporting and explores the theoretical, ethical and political dimensions of a journalistβs job. Using a range of new examples from tabloid, compact and broadsheet newspapers, non-mainstream and local publications, Richard Keeble examines key journalistic skills such as the art of interviewing, news reporting, reviewing, feature writing, using the Internet and freelancing. New chapters from John Turner, Nick Nuttall and Mark Hanna explore the specializms of local and national government reporting, investigative journalism and covering the courts. The Newspapers Handbook includes: interviews with journalists about their working practices examples of writing from a range of recent publications a guide to training and career opportunities the importance of new technologies for the newspaper industry an updated glossary of key terms and a revised bibliography. The Newspapers Handbook encourages a critical approach to newspaper practice, and maintains its standing as a must-have student and professional resource.
β¦ Table of Contents
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Notes on contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
1 Behind the Hollywood myths......Page 12
2 Efficks, ethics or politics?......Page 37
3 Sourcing the news......Page 62
4 The art of interviewing......Page 85
5 Learning the language of news......Page 105
6 News reporting......Page 120
7 Planning for the unforeseen......Page 139
8 More news assignments......Page 161
9 Powerful information......Page 175
10 All human life......Page 203
11 Investigative reporting......Page 215
12 Feature writing......Page 230
13 Some specialist areas......Page 251
14 New technology......Page 267
15 On or off the jobβor both?......Page 271
Glossary......Page 277
Bibliography......Page 291
Index......Page 303
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